AOC among lawmakers arrested outside Supreme Court during abortion rights protest
A number of Democratic representatives — including members of "the Squad" and House leadership — were arrested outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon for protesting the recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Video from the demonstration show police leading Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., from the scene as well as Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., being processed by police nearby.
Video Transcript
[MUSIC PLAYING]
- [INAUDIBLE]
- Abortion rights are under attack! What do we do?
[CHEERING]
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
[CLAPPING]
- Hands off our bodies! Hands off our bodies! Hands off our bodies! Hands off our bodies! Hands off our bodies! Hands off our bodies! Hands off our bodies!
[MARCHING BAND MUSIC]
- If we don't get it--
- --shut it down!
- What do we want?
- Justice!
- When do we want it?
- Now!
- Justice!
- What do we want?
- Justice!
- When do we want it?
- Now!
- If we don't get it--
- --shut it down!
- If we don't get it--
- --shut it down!
- If we don't get it--
- --shut it down!
- If we don't get it--
- --shut it down!
- If we don't get it--
- --shut it down!
- What do we want?
- Justice!
- When do we want it?
- Now!
- What do we want?
- Justice!
- When do we want it?
- Now!
- If we don't get it--
- --shut it down!
- If we don't get it--
- --shut it down!
- If we don't get it--
- --shut it down!
- If we don't get it--
- --shut it down!
- If we--
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
- No peace!
- No justice!
- When do we want it?
- No peace!
- Now!
- What do we want?
- Freedom!
- When do we want It?
- Now!
- What do we want?
- Justice!
- When do we want it?
- Now!
- What do we want?
- Justice!
- Freedom!
- No peace!
- When do we want it?
- Now!
- No peace!
- What do we want?
- Freedom!
- When do we want it?
- Now!
- What do we want?
- Justice!
- When do we want it?
- Now!
- What do we want?
